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The Wall Street Journal

American business-focused daily newspaper

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Dec 15, 2025
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What evidence supports claims that Jeffrey Epstein worked with Mossad?

Allegations that Jeffrey Epstein worked for Israel’s Mossad rest on decades of reported contacts with Israeli figures (notably former PM Ehud Barak), leaked emails and investigative pieces that claim ...

Dec 22, 2025
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What forensic handwriting evidence, if any, has been made public regarding the alleged Trump entry in Epstein’s 2003 birthday book?

Publicly available forensic handwriting evidence about the alleged Donald Trump entry in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 “birthday book” is limited to media-published comparisons, commentary from a small numbe...

Dec 13, 2025
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Did bill Clinton dodge the draft

Bill Clinton did not serve in Vietnam and took steps in 1968–69 to avoid induction that critics called "draft dodging," but reporters and government reviews since the 1990s have concluded he did not c...

Nov 26, 2025

Who is 'Peggy' in media reports mentioning Trump and what is her full name and background?

Media coverage of the Air Force One exchange on Nov. 14 centers on whether President Trump called a Bloomberg reporter “piggy” or said “Peggy” — a debate that pits multiple news organizations against ...

Dec 7, 2025

Did Barack Obama ever meet Jeffrey Epstein and when did those meetings occur?

Available public records and recent document dumps show email and calendar links between Jeffrey Epstein and several people who served in or around the Obama administration — notably former White Hous...

Dec 21, 2025

Silverstein earned money on insurance of WTC

Larry Silverstein did receive large insurance payments related to the destruction of the World Trade Center and ultimately collected a series of settlements that totaled about $4.55 billion to cover l...

Nov 28, 2025

Which Fortune 500 CEOs in 2025 are Jewish and which companies do they lead?

Available sources list several high-profile business leaders of Jewish heritage (for example Larry Ellison, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell and Steve Ballmer) but none of the pr...

Nov 10, 2025

What were the top-ranked trustworthy news outlets in 2024 surveys?

The most consistent finding across the provided 2024 surveys is that , while sensational and partisan outlets like the National Enquirer, Infowars, and Breitbart sat near the bottom on net trust measu...

Dec 3, 2025

least biased news

No news outlet is wholly without bias; reputable evaluators and surveys identify a set of outlets that are consistently seen as “least biased” by methodology-driven rating groups and public polls (for...

Dec 13, 2025

Steve Witkoff and Jared Corey Kushner are suspected of pursing business deals with aggressor Russia to enrich the Trump family at the expense of Ukraine.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for nearly five hours on Dec. 2 as part of U.S. efforts to press a peace plan for Ukraine and then briefed President...

Dec 9, 2025

What evidence supports the claim that Russians planned plane explosions en route to the USA from Europe?

Western and European intelligence agencies publicly tied a series of incendiary parcel incidents and arrests in 2024 to a suspected Russian sabotage campaign that tested methods for placing explosives...

Oct 7, 2025

why did bari weiss quit the WSJ and NYT

Bari Weiss left The New York Times in 2020 after publishing an open resignation letter in which she argued that , and she subsequently founded The Free Press to pursue stories she believed were ignore...

Dec 4, 2025

Has Noam Chomsky publicly commented on Jeffrey Epstein or his crimes?

Noam Chomsky has been publicly linked to Jeffrey Epstein through documents released in November 2025 showing years of contact, an undated letter of support attributed to Chomsky that praises Epstein’s...

Dec 17, 2025

EU warned Trump it would liquidate U.S. Treasury bonds if he supports Putin

The claim that “the EU warned Trump it would liquidate U.S. Treasury bonds if he supports Putin” is not supported by definitive public evidence; sensational reporting in outlets like the Daily Express...

Nov 29, 2025

Has Noam Chomsky ever mentioned Jeffrey Epstein in interviews or writings?

Noam Chomsky appears repeatedly in recently released Jeffrey Epstein documents: emails and an undated letter attributed to Chomsky describe "regular contact" after Epstein’s 2008 conviction and praise...

Nov 16, 2025

What are the sources of the Bill Gates pedophile allegations?

Allegations linking Bill Gates to pedophilia mainly stem from his well‑documented contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reports that Epstein threatened to expose an alleged affair, and...

Nov 20, 2025

Have public records or emails linked Kathryn Ruemmler to Jeffrey Epstein’s social circle?

Public records released by the House Oversight Committee include emails and other documents showing Kathryn (Kathy) Ruemmler exchanged friendly, conversational messages with Jeffrey Epstein while she ...

Nov 16, 2025

What are the most popular right-leaning news sources in the US?

Most surveys and rankings identify a set of repeat names as the most popular right‑leaning U.S. news sources: Fox News (especially for cable), Breitbart, Newsmax, Tucker Carlson Network, and newer dig...

Dec 3, 2025

What outboard engine brands and configurations are most used by Venezuelan smugglers?

Venezuelan smuggling “go-fast” boats and larger 40‑foot skiffs commonly use multiple high‑power outboard engines — reports cite three to four engines on intercepted or struck vessels, with individual ...

Dec 12, 2025

did trump kick epstein out because of someones daughter

Donald Trump did expel Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago in the 2000s after an incident involving “a member’s teenage daughter,” according to reporting by the Miami Herald and confirmed in timeline summ...